The Prodigal Blogger

I'm back! I decided I was tired of feeling guilty about not posting. It's much less stress to just go ahead and write the damn post!

So, what have I been up to in the million years since I posted? I have:
-finished 1 of 2 scarves I promised as Christmas 2007 gifts
-moved to Florida
-almost completed 2nd of 2 Christmas scarves
-gotten a new job
-discovered new job is a different kind of high-stress than last job was
-frogged 2nd scarf
-watched a lot of football
-crocheted at tailgate parties and in the stadium
-restarted scarf
-frogged scarf again
-cried a little about new high-stress job & Christmas scarf
-found a rawesome local yarn store
-petted enough yarn that I'm suprised LYS owner didn't kick me out
-went to my first Stitch and Bitch!
-plotted yarn purchases


... Yep, that's about it. I've got a bunch of projects either in progress or in my mind, but they're pretty much all gifts, so I can't post about any of them yet! I can post a picture of my new project bag, though. This project gave me more hand cramps than I care to relate, but I think it was worth it.

Project bag,
originally uploaded by Darth Martha.

I couldn't figure out a good way to block it, but it wouldn't hold its shape without some reinforcement at the bottom, anyway. I may need to MacGyver something. I was pretty happy with the stitch I ended up using for the body of the bag (crocheted moss stitch), though the diagonal effect was a happy mistake due to my relative inexperience with crocheting in the round. It's a big, honkin' bag that is CLEARLY intended to carry lots of crafty bits.

More posting as gifts are completed or yarn is acquired...